MISCELLANEOUS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 4 June 1919, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS.

LONDON, June 2

In the House of Commons, Sir Auckland Geddes said the,, Board of Trade was investigating prices preparatory to asking Parliament to grant powers to check profiteering. A British Government loan of £250,000,000 has been authorised -to cover the deficit for the year and the creation of a sinking fund. The King to-day revived the historic ceremony of trooping the colors for the first time since 1914. SYDNEY, June 3. The Australian press learns that the industrial trouble continues in Egypt, including the canal •mployees at Suez and Port Said. 3Phe naval and military forces are assisting to handle th» canal traffic, and so far there has been no serious delay to the ships.